350-81-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation studies of novel small molecule ENPP1 inhibitors for cancer immunotherapy
Gangar, Mukesh,Goyal, Sandeep,Raykar, Digambar,Khurana, Princy,Martis, Ashwita M.,Goswami, Avijit,Ghoshal, Ishani,Patel, Ketul V.,Nagare, Yadav,Raikar, Santosh,Mukherjee, Apurba,Cyriac, Rajath,Paquin, Jean-Fran?ois,Kulkarni, Aditya
supporting information, (2021/12/20)
Ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterases 1 (ENPP1 or NPP1), is an attractive therapeutic target for various diseases, primarily cancer and mineralization disorders. The ecto-enzyme is located on the cell surface and has been implicated in the control of extracellular levels of nucleotide, nucleoside and (di) phosphate. Recently, it has emerged as a critical phosphodiesterase that hydrolyzes cyclic 2′3′- cGAMP, the endogenous ligand for STING (STimulator of INterferon Genes). STING plays an important role in innate immunity by activating type I interferon in response to cytosolic 2′3′-cGAMP. ENPP1 negatively regulates the STING pathway and hence its inhibition makes it an attractive therapeutic target for cancer immunotherapy. Herein, we describe the design, optimization and biological evaluation studies of a series of novel non-nucleotidic thioguanine based small molecule inhibitors of ENPP1. The lead compound 43 has shown good in vitro potency, stability in SGF/SIF/PBS, selectivity, ADME properties and pharmacokinetic profile and finally potent anti-tumor response in vivo. These compounds are a good starting point for the development of potentially effective cancer immunotherapy agents.
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Dithiobisacetamides as Novel Urease Inhibitors
Liu, Mei-Ling,Li, Wei-Yi,Fang, Hai-Lian,Ye, Ya-Xi,Li, Su-Ya,Song, Wan-Qing,Xiao, Zhu-Ping,Ouyang, Hui,Zhu, Hai-Liang
, (2021/11/13)
Thirty-eight disulfides containing N-arylacetamide were designed and synthesized in an effort to develop novel urease inhibitors. Biological evaluation revealed that some of the synthetic compounds exhibited strong inhibitory potency against both cell-free urease and urease in intact cell with low cytotoxicity to mammalian cells even at concentration up to 250 μM. Of note, 2,2′-dithiobis(N-(2-fluorophenyl)acetamide) (d7), 2,2′-dithiobis(N-(3,5-difluorophenyl)acetamide) (d24), and 2,2′-dithiobis(N-(3-fluorophenyl)acetamide) (d8) were here identified as the most active inhibitors with IC50 of 0.074, 0.44, and 0.81 μM, showing 32- to 355-fold higher potency than the positive control acetohydroxamic acid. These disulfides were confirmed to bind urease without covalent modification of the cysteine residue and to inhibit urease reversibly with a mixed inhibition mechanism. They also showed very good anti-Helicobacter pylori activities with d8 showing a comparable potency to the clinical used drug amoxicillin. The impressive in vitro biological profile indicated their immense potential as therapeutic agents to tackle H. pylori caused infections.
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiols as an anticancer agent
Patel, Krupa R.,Brahmbhatt, Jpan G.,Pandya, Pranav A.,Daraji, Drashti G.,Patel, Hitesh D.,Rawal, Rakesh M.,Baran, Sujit K.
, (2021/02/12)
Cellular tumor antigen p53 is significant for cancer prevention and its mutation is most documented genomic change in human cancers. Thus, restoration of p53 function by interruption of the p53-MDM2 interaction opens up a prospect for a nongenotoxic anticancer therapeutic strategy. A novel series of molecules comprising 1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol scaffold were successfully discovered by structure-based designing approach. In silico modules predicted that 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol derivatives have draggability and ability to mimic critical binding residues of p53. All target compounds were assayed for their in vitro antiproliferative activity against A549, U87 and HL60 cell lines. Twelve out of sixteen compounds exhibited good in vitro inhibitory activity in micromolar range. Especially, compound 6h possessed acute antitumor activity with IC50 values 3.854, 4.151 and 17.522 μM against three tested cell lines. It represents as a promising lead for further optimization and a template for development of novel antitumor agents.
Highly Potent and Selective Butyrylcholinesterase Inhibitors for Cognitive Improvement and Neuroprotection
Li, Qi,Chen, Ying,Xing, Shuaishuai,Liao, Qinghong,Xiong, Baichen,Wang, Yuanyuan,Lu, Weixuan,He, Siyu,Feng, Feng,Liu, Wenyuan,Chen, Yao,Sun, Haopeng
, p. 6856 - 6876 (2021/05/29)
Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) has been considered as a potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease (AD) because of its compensation capacity to hydrolyze acetylcholine (ACh) and its close association with Aβ deposit. Here, we identified S06-1011 (hBChE IC50 = 16 nM) and S06-1031 (hBChE IC50 = 25 nM) as highly effective and selective BChE inhibitors, which were proved to be safe and long-acting. Candidate compounds exhibited neuroprotective effects and the ability to improve cognition in scopolamine- and Aβ1-42 peptide-induced cognitive deficit models. The best candidate S06-1011 increased the level of ghrelin, a substrate of BChE, which can function as improving the mental mood appetite. The weight gain of the S06-1011-treated group remarkably increased. Hence, BChE inhibition not only plays a protective role against dementia but also exerts a great effect on treating and nursing care.
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 2,4-disubstituted quinazoline derivatives targeting H1975 cells via EGFR-PI3K signaling pathway
Chao, Gao,Dai, Honglin,Ke, Yu,Li, Erdong,Lihong, Shan,Liu, Hongmin,Liu, Limin,Si, Xiaojie,Wang, Zhengjie,Yang, Zhang,Zhang, Luye,Zhang, Qiurong,Zheng, Jiaxin
, (2021/07/28)
In order to find new and highly effective anti-tumor drugs with targeted therapeutic effects, a series of novel 4-aminoquinazoline derivatives containing N-phenylacetamide structure were designed, synthesized and evaluated for antitumor activity against four human cancer cell lines (H1975, PC-3, MDA-MB-231 and MGC-803) using MTT assay. The results showed that the compound 19e had the most potent antiproliferative activity against H1975, PC-3, MDA-MB-231 and MGC-803 cell lines. At the same time, compound 19e could significantly inhibit the colony formation and migration of H1975 cells. Compound 19e also arrested the H1975 cell cycle in the G1 phase and mediated cell apoptosis, promoted the accumulation of ROS in H1975 cells. Furthermore, compound 19e exerted antitumor effect in vitro by reducing the expression of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 and increasing the pro-apoptotic protein Bax and p53. Mechanistically, compound 19e could significantly decreased the phosphorylation of EGFR and its downstream protein PI3K in H1975 cells. Which indicated that compound 19e targeted H1975 cell via interfering with EGFR-PI3K signaling pathway. Molecular docking showed that compound 19e could bind into the active pocket of EGFR. Those work suggested that compound 19e would have remarkable implications for further design of anti-tumor agents.
Antidiabetic compounds
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Compounds for the treatment of hyperglycemia and/or diabetes are provided. The compounds, which inhibit the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP-4), are based on the structure where X may be present or absent an may be OH, Ar is an aryl group; and n ranges from 0 to 5.
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel naturally-inspired multifunctional molecules for the management of Alzheimer's disease
Chittiboyina, Amar G.,Doerksen, Robert J.,Modi, Gyan,Nayak, Prasanta Kumar,Pandey, Amruta,Pandey, Pankaj,Priya, Khushbu,Rai, Geeta,Shankar, Gauri,Singh, Yash Pal,Tej, Gullanki Naga Venkata Charan,Vishwakarma, Swati
, (2020/05/05)
In our overall goal to overcome the limitations associated with natural products for the management of Alzheimer's disease and to develop in-vivo active multifunctional cholinergic inhibitors, we embarked on the development of ferulic acid analogs. A systematic SAR study to improve upon the cholinesterase inhibition of ferulic acid with analogs that also had lower logP was carried out. Enzyme inhibition and kinetic studies identified compound 7a as a lead molecule with preferential acetylcholinesterase inhibition (AChE IC50 = 5.74 ± 0.13 μM; BChE IC50 = 14.05 ± 0.10 μM) compared to the parent molecule ferulic acid (% inhibition of AChE and BChE at 20 μM, 15.19 ± 0.59 and 19.73 ± 0.91, respectively). Molecular docking and dynamics studies revealed that 7a fits well into the active sites of AChE and BChE, forming stable and strong interactions with key residues Asp74, Trp286, and Tyr337 in AChE and with Tyr128, Trp231, Leu286, Ala328, Phe329, and Tyr341 in BChE. Compound 7a was found to be an efficacious antioxidant in a DPPH assay (IC50 = 57.35 ± 0.27 μM), and it also was able to chelate iron. Data from atomic force microscopy images demonstrated that 7a was able to modulate aggregation of amyloid β1-42. Upon oral administration, 7a exhibited promising in-vivo activity in the scopolamine-induced AD animal model and was able to improve spatial memory in cognitive deficit mice in the Y-maze model. Analog 7a could effectively reverse the increased levels of AChE and BChE in scopolamine-treated animals and exhibited potent ex-vivo antioxidant properties. These findings suggest that 7a can act as a lead molecule for the development of naturally-inspired multifunctional molecules for the management of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disorders.
Discovery of novel N-substituted thiazolidinediones (TZDs) as HDAC8 inhibitors: in-silico studies, synthesis, and biological evaluation
Aguilera, Renato J.,Choe, Jun-yong,Henze Macias, Luca,Hess, Jessica D.,Meyer-Almes, Franz-Josef,Mrowka, Piotr,Ramaa, C. S.,Schweipert, Markus,Tilekar, Kalpana,Upadhyay, Neha,J?nsch, Niklas
, (2020/05/22)
Epigenetics plays a fundamental role in cancer progression, and developing agents that regulate epigenetics is crucial for cancer management. Among Class I and Class II HDACs, HDAC8 is one of the essential epigenetic players in cancer progression. Therefore, we designed, synthesized, purified, and structurally characterized novel compounds containing N-substituted TZD (P1-P25). Cell viability assay of all compounds on leukemic cell lines (CEM, K562, and KCL22) showed the cytotoxic potential of P8, P9, P10, P12, P19, and P25. In-vitro screening of different HDACs isoforms revealed that P19 was the most potent and selective inhibitor for HDAC8 (IC50 – 9.3 μM). Thermal shift analysis (TSA) confirmed the binding of P19 to HDAC8. In-vitro screening of all compounds on the transport activity of GLUT1, GLUT4, and GLUT5 indicated that P19 inhibited GLUT1 (IC50 – 28.2 μM). P10 and P19 induced apoptotic cell death in CEM cells (55.19% and 60.97% respectively) and P19 was less cytotoxic on normal WBCs (CC50 – 104.2 μM) and human fibroblasts (HS27) (CC50 – 105.0 μM). Thus, among this novel series of TZD derivatives, compound P19 was most promising HDAC8 inhibitor and cytotoxic on leukemic cells. Thus, P19 could serve as a lead for further development of optimized molecules with enhanced selectivity and potency.
Structure guided design and synthesis of furyl thiazolidinedione derivatives as inhibitors of GLUT 1 and GLUT 4, and evaluation of their anti-leukemic potential
Aguilera, Renato J.,Choe, Jun-yong,Hess, Jessica D.,Iancu, Cristina V.,Macias, Lucasantiago Henze,Meyer-Almes, Franz-Josef,Mrowka, Piotr,Ramaa, C. S.,Tilekar, Kalpana,Upadhyay, Neha
, (2020/07/07)
Cancer cells increase their glucose uptake and glycolytic activity to meet the high energy requirements of proliferation. Glucose transporters (GLUTs), which facilitate the transport of glucose and related hexoses across the cell membrane, play a vital ro
Development of triazolothiadiazine derivatives as highly potent tubulin polymerization inhibitors: Structure-activity relationship, in vitro and in vivo study
Ma, Weifeng,Chen, Peng,Huo, Xiansen,Ma, Yufeng,Li, Yanhong,Diao, Pengcheng,Yang, Fang,Zheng, Shengquan,Hu, Mengjin,You, Wenwei,Zhao, Peiliang
, (2020/10/08)
Based on our prior work, we reported the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of fifty-two new triazolothiadiazine-based analogues of CA-4 and their preliminary structure-activity relationship. Among synthesized compounds, Iab was found to be the most potent derivative possessing IC50 values ranging from single-to double-digit nanomolar in vitro, and also exhibited excellent selectivity over the normal human embryonic kidney HEK-293 cells (IC50 > 100 μM). Further mechanistic studies revealed that Iab significantly blocked tubulin polymerization and disrupted the intracellular microtubule network of A549 cells. Moreover, Iab induced G2/M cell cycle arrest by regulation of p-cdc2 and cyclin B1 expressions, and caused cell apoptosis through up-regulating cleaved PARP and cleaved caspase-3 expressions, and down-regulating of Bcl-2. Importantly, in vivo, Iab effectively suppressed tumor growth of A549 lung cancers in a xenograft mouse model without obvious signs of toxicity, confirming its potential as a promising candidate for cancer treatment.
